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Role of cultural sensitivity in developing trusting relationships with mothers of hospitalised children
  1. Susan M Chapman
  1. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Susan M Chapman, GOSH, London, UK; Sue.Chapman{at}gosh.nhs.uk

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Commentary on: Kim MR, Chae SM. Experiences of trust in mothers of hospitalized children toward pediatric nurses. J Child Health Care. 2023 Oct 17:13674935231206214. doi: 10.1177/13674935231206214. Epub ahead of print.

Implications for practice and research

  • The ability to develop a trusting relationship with families and carers of hospitalised children is an important skill for paediatric nurses as it can facilitate emotional support and parental empowerment

  • Future research in this area requires the development of tools which can objectively measure trust; these must be culturally sensitive and acknowledge the culturally diverse experiences of parents, caregivers and healthcare professionals

Context

Developing a trusting relationship with parents and caregivers is an essential component of paediatric nursing. Previous studies in this area have been largely conducted in western cultures and as such, the experiences of other cultures are not well understood. This study1 …

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  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.